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The Heart of the Gator Nation

CLAS would like to thank the Sheikh family of Merritt Island, Florida
for endowing the Izzat Hasan Sheikh Professorship. The fund will allow
the UF Department of Religion to hire a professor in Islamic studies and
honors the memory of the family’s matriarch, Izzat Hasan Sheikh.

“The Sheikh family is thrilled to have this opportunity to honor the memory
of Izzat Hasan Sheikh by promoting the objective study of the Islamic world,
its religious beliefs, social and moral values, cultural traditions and contemporary
challenges and opportunities,” said Asifa Sheikh, who earned a law degree
from UF in 1986. “We believe, in establishing this professorship, that
understanding, tolerance and cooperation spearheaded by scholarly inquiries are
essential conditions for breaking down barriers of misconception and discrimination,
and advancing the welfare of all peoples.”

CLAS would also like to recognize the following friends for their kind
support: